Trouble at Jetblue?

[Longhorn]

LOL....This post has been so entertaining.

 

[wndshr]

Agreed. That is one of the many reasons that alot of folks have apps with Fred and UPS...

that is correct!!! great biz plan...good leadership and economics....however, one never knows who is coming up with a company that can compete more effectively with the likes of FedEx and UPS...although they seem bullet proof now it is still anyone's guess what will happen 5-10-15 years down the road.

never count anyone out of the game....and nobody in any business is invulnerable. there will always be new companies that will try to do it better, cheaper and more efficiently. the LCC's in the airline industry have made billions off of the inefficiencies and dinosaur management mentality of some larger carriers. there will be a time in the next cycle where the LCC's of today will become the prey of the ULCC of tomorrow...(ULCC=Ultra Low Cost Carrier)

TIMING IS EVERYTHING! so dust off the crystal ball....grab the dice....and make the best decision for you, your family, your career expectations, and hope for lots of LUCK!

 

[pilotyip]

190 pay may be low compared to the 320, but it is better than almost any regional pay in the 90-100 seat range. And did not JB do something everyone has been yelling for, namely intergrate the senority list between the feeder and the mainline? Now the regional feeder pilot can bid by senority into the 320 and 330 when they get them. Sounds like a good deal to me.

 

[sleepy]

That is my brother and me at Graduation. Notice the utter joy on our faces on this very special day.

Truth be told, I have no idea.

I have seen this pic before. I believe that the two pictured are some of the first graduates of Clemson University.

 

[80drvr]

190 pay may be low compared to the 320, but it is better than almost any regional pay in the 90-100 seat range. And did not JB do something everyone has been yelling for, namely intergrate the senority list between the feeder and the mainline? Now the regional feeder pilot can bid by senority into the 320 and 330 when they get them. Sounds like a good deal to me.

So are you saying the E-190 is a regional "feeder" jet? Have you seen that thing?

 

[MickeySlapnutz]

190 pay may be low compared to the 320, but it is better than almost any regional pay in the 90-100 seat range. And did not JB do something everyone has been yelling for, namely intergrate the senority list between the feeder and the mainline? Now the regional feeder pilot can bid by senority into the 320 and 330 when they get them. Sounds like a good deal to me.

Who else fly's 90-100 seat airplanes? JB is getting A-330's.....news to me. What will the pay scale be on the 330? By the way...are any other employee groups at JB geting paid less when they crew/support the 190's? I'll bet not.......F/A's,Maint techs, dispatchers etc etc....I'll bet they all get paid the same no matter what airplane they work on or support.

Anyhow.....I have given you gents ample opportunity to save this Kitty and no one has stepped up to the plate. Kiss his fluffy a$$ goodbye.

 

[pilotyip]

Is not there a 90 seat RJ coming at Comair, how much will a Capt make on that at 2nd year pay. Is Comair a feeder?, regional?

 

[MickeySlapnutz]

See what you have made me do!!!!!!

 

[potrack]

Funny how everyone says that airbus pays for everything?

One thing the don't pay for is cleaning.....they got FAA ATPs to do that...funny how they worked that into the contract?....without even putting it in the contract.

 

[Captain Overs]

If you want to know where JetBlue will be in a few years just look at the resume of their CEO. I know he was at Southwest for awhile. The problem is he hasn't stayed in one place too long. As most of you know that means he'd be replaced. I heard Dave Seigel is looking for work. He has airline experience.

 

[capt. megadeth]

In the last year and a half at FredEx, I have blocked 33hrs a month. Ahhh, there's nothing like sitting on reserve and getting paid to sit at home and reply to aviation message boards all day!

SHOWOFF!!!! I'm jealous

P.S. AND he's only 34!

 

[AA717driver]

I wonder what will happen when the music stops and people get hired on the 190 as FO's with little upward movement. $37/hr. doesn't go very far.

Other than that, I wish everyone at JB the best. Hope it keeps rolling.TC

 

[wndshr]

Funny how everyone says that airbus pays for everything?

One thing the don't pay for is cleaning.....they got FAA ATPs to do that...funny how they worked that into the contract?....without even putting it in the contract.

i think JB just paid out 5-6% in profit sharing....$7000 extra bucks @ 5% on capt's pay aint too shabby to cross seatbelts...not much money being made at other airlines i hear?

 

[T45Flyer]

Mickey,
I thought your kitty homicide was pretty funny. Thanx for the effort.

 

[G4G5]

I wonder what will happen when the music stops and people get hired on the 190 as FO's with little upward movement. $37/hr. doesn't go very far.

Other than that, I wish everyone at JB the best. Hope it keeps rolling.TC

TC

You don't want to be this guy:

$37 x 75 hrs (reserve) x 12 = $33,300 - Uncle Sams Share approx 1/3 = $22,000 = $1,833 a month take home

$423 a week to sit in a crash pad in Kew Gardens. Good news is it goes up to $40 an hr in year 2.

Yeah, this guys going to be a happy camper. Mean while the A320 sr capts goes home with big bucks. The haves and have nots will do more to destroy the moral and force in a union then anything else. I was honestly hoping that Dave would have raised the bar on the 190 pay, in the long term it would have been better for everyone, especially the folks at B6